Effects of the administration of wheat bran biscuit: Changes in the diet

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hideki Ishikawa, | Ikuko Akedo, | Tomiyo Nakamura, | Kazuko Kimura, | Yasuko Takimoto, | Takaichiro Suzuki, | Shinichi Sato, | Yukio Tanaka, | Toru Otani,

Affiliations: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Research Institute | Department of Gastroenterology | Department of Epidemiology and Mass Examination, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 3-3, Nakamichi 1-Chome, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 3-69, Nakamichi 1-Chome, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan

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Abstract: We developed hard biscuit containing 30% bran (WB biscuit) and administered it to 12 volunteers at 7.5 g/day (7.5 g group) or 15 g/day (15 g group) as wheat bran for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, the dietary fiber intake from foods other than wheat bran decreased slightly in the both groups, in the 15 g group was the decrease notable especially, after the beginning of WB biscuit administration. We suggest that a closest attention to changes in dietary habit associated with intervention is needed in intervention studies using patients leading a normal life.

Keywords: wheat bran, dietary fiber, diet, cancer prevention, colorectal cancer, volunteer study, intervention study

Journal: BioFactors, vol. 12, no. 1-4, pp. 299-303, 2000